John Starr, Ph.D. Candidate, Accepts Postdoctoral Fellow position at Johns Hopkins University
John Starr, Ph.D. Candidate, Accepts Postdoctoral Fellow position at Johns Hopkins University.
Linguistics, the systematic study of human language, lies at the crossroads of the humanities and the social sciences, drawing on a special combination of intuition and rigor that the analysis of language demands.
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Admitted Class of 2030 seeks real-world impact
Cornell admits the Class of 2030 emphasizing real-world impact, enrolling 5,776 students from 102 countries.
At Cornell University, the diverse cohort reflects the land-grant mission and applied learning goals across multiple colleges.
How A Cornell Course Brings Gayogo̱hó:nǫˀ Language, Culture to the Classroom
Recently returned to in-person instruction, a unique Cornell class introduces students to the language and culture of the Gayogo̱hó:nǫˀ, or Cayuga, people, on whose homelands Cornell stands.
20th Annual Cornell Undergraduate Linguistics Colloquium (CULC 20)
Cornell University's undergraduate linguistics association, The UnderLings, presents its twentieth annual undergraduate research colloquium.
Cornell Center for Social Sciences names 2026-27 Faculty Fellows
The Cornell Center for Social Sciences has selected 10 faculty members, including several from A&S, as 2026–27 Faculty Fellows, providing course release and funding to support interdisciplinary social science research with real-world impact.
Weiss and Provost awards honor outstanding faculty
Four faculty from A&S have been awarded Cornell’s highest honors for graduate and undergraduate teaching.
Charlotte Logan, Ph.D. '25, Accepts Provost Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Toronto
Charlotte Logan, Ph.D. '25, Accepts Provost Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Toronto
Student group ASL@Cornell places first in Cornell Lingua Mater 2025
Student group ASL@Cornell places first in Cornell Lingua Mater 2025
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Language & the Law - LING 2223
Discover how language impacts the theory and practice of law. Topics include: origins of legal language, linguistics in the courtroom, plagiarism and language rights. This course also introduces areas of linguistics such as syntax, semantics, pragmatics and sociolinguistics, which explicate a wide range of legal matters where both spoken and written language come to fore.
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